These Coconut Bun-ny Twists are a delicious and festive recipe to make this spring. These pastries are filled with a sweet coconut bun filling and wrapped in a flaky puff pastry. Serve them as is or decorate with jellybeans to add some fun colour! A Pastry Inspired by Chinese Coconut Buns These Coconut Bun-ny Twists…
Celebrate the start of the spring season by making this impressive and delicious Homemade Porchetta with Salsa Verde. Pork belly is rolled up around a pork loin and lots of fresh herbs and garlic before being tied and roasted until crisp. Once the porchetta is sliced, it is best topped with a refreshing homemade salsa…
Continue reading ➞ Homemade Porchetta with Salsa Verde & Two Easy Side Dishes
New potatoes are in season, and they are best celebrated in this Crispy Potato Tart with Kale Microgreens. This easy recipe is made with puff pastry that is topped with smoked gouda, shallots, thinly sliced new potatoes, and fresh kale microgreens. Since the shallots are potatoes are thinly sliced using a mandoline, there is no…
Gardening season will be here before we know it, and I am sharing my tips on how I prepare for the gardening season. Since this is our first spring living in our new home, we have some exciting garden plans in the works (watch my latest YouTube video about our townhouse garden plans). But regardless…
Potatoes are a hit at any meal, but these Roasted Potatoes with Herb Salt are truly something special. Yukon gold and red potatoes are drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with a homemade rosemary-thyme salt before being roasted in the oven until crisp. These fabulous Roasted Potatoes with Herb Salt are a great side dish…
Mini desserts are a great option for when you want a sweet treat but don’t want to eat a lot of it! This Mini Strawberry Tiramisu for Two is layered with lady fingers soaked in espresso, a light mascarpone whipped cream, and fresh strawberries. This no-bake dessert that can be perfectly shared between two people!…
Enjoy the romance of Valentine's Day by cooking a delicious steakhouse dinner at home. While dining out at restaurants is always fun, it is always a bit pricier when this holiday rolls around. Instead, I am making a full steakhouse dinner at home that will easily serve two people for just under $100. This steakhouse…
Continue reading ➞ Pan-Seared Ribeye with Herb & Garlic Butter- A Steakhouse Dinner At Home
Steamed fish and vegetables don’t have to be boring! This Steamed Salmon with Scallion-Ginger Sauce is an easy, healthy, and flavourful meal! Sockeye salmon is steamed with my favourite vegetables (Napa cabbage, oyster mushrooms, thinly sliced carrots and bok choy) and topped with a savoury scallion-ginger sauce! This meal can easily be tailored to suit…
Continue reading ➞ Steamed Salmon with Scallion-Ginger Sauce
After pouring over seed catalogues these past few weeks and after organizing my current seed collection, I have selected the seeds and plants that I will be growing in 2024! I am growing a whopping 40 varieties of seeds and installing 11 plants (shrubs, tubers, etc.) in our townhouse garden spaces. It may seem a…
Continue reading ➞ Garden Planning: Seeds and Plants I am Growing in 2024
As spring approaches, I am preparing to organize my seed collection and deciding on new plant varieties to try in my garden for the upcoming gardening season. As always, I am gardening with West Coast Seeds (affiliate link) since they have so many unique seed varieties. Not only do they carry a wide range of…
